People are most tired during the hours of Chou (丑), Yin (寅), and Mao (卯), which is equivalent to 2 to 4 a.m. in modern times. People are more likely to enter deep sleep during these times.
Even if you told him about the weakest bodily functions, the five internal organs, and cell turnover, Yun Mo might not understand.
After Lin Yinan finished speaking, she closed her eyes again.
Yun Mo's gaze lingered on her face for a while before he turned and left.
The night was as dark as ink, with dark clouds shrouding the fields, obscuring the moonlight and stars. It was pitch black all around, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face, which made people uneasy.
All the creatures in the mountains and forests seemed to have hidden themselves away, their usual noisy chatter gone.
Lin Yinan's ears twitched slightly. There was a rustling sound coming from the woods in the distance. She turned over alertly.
He stretched his limbs and strolled slowly around the camp. When he came across a small fire, he casually tossed a few pieces of firewood into it.
Su Yunzhi led a group of villagers on patrol and went up to greet Lin Yinan, who was standing by the fire.
He said gently, "Anan, why are you up?"
Lin Yinan stared intently at the woods not far away, her gaze sharp and thoughtful.
"There's movement over in the woods. Go quickly and warn everyone, the bandits are here."
Su Yunzhi gave her a deep look, not daring to delay for a moment, and quickly led people to make arrangements.
Before long, everyone in the camp got up.
Upon seeing this, the bandits lying in ambush in the woods gritted their teeth and said, "Boss, that little wench has discovered us, what do we do?"
Chen Zixuan stared at the beautiful woman, who looked like a celestial being, in the firelight. He had been in this world for half a year and this was the first time he had encountered such a beautiful woman.
Unfortunately, that beauty looked like someone you shouldn't mess with.
Since that's the case, don't blame him for being ruthless and cruel; he won't hold back.
Chen Zixuan took out a homemade lightning bomb, lit the fuse, grinned maliciously, and threw it towards Lin Yinan.
Lin Yinan kept a close eye on the movements in the woods. Hearing the sound coming with the wind, he reacted quickly, raising a piece of firewood as thick as his arm and firing the explosives back.
The explosives were blocked by tree branches and detonated on the heads of the bandits in the forest before they could hit the ground.
Those bandits who were nearby were blown to pieces by the shrapnel, and screams filled the air.
The people in the camp were hurriedly woken up and looked around blankly when they were startled by the loud bang.
The sleeping child was also startled awake and began to cry loudly.
The camp erupted in excitement.
Chen Zixuan was shocked. This woman was incredibly skilled; she was able to accurately detect the explosives he had thrown in the darkness and quickly deflect them.
He dared not let his guard down any longer and shouted to the bandits, "Brothers, charge! Kill them, and the women, children, horses, and food will be ours!"
The Yunye and Yunmo brothers had already assembled their team outside the woods.
They had already counted the number of people while traveling in the afternoon: more than 400 guards and more than 100 villagers. Dealing with nearly 700 bandits should not be a problem.
Shouts of battle and screams of agony filled the air, and Lin Yinan quickly returned to his own camp to stand guard.
Lin Shuo and his nephew Lin Yiheng, along with Liu Ji, were incorporated into the team and have already engaged in combat with the bandits leading the charge.
Zhang hugged Lin Yichun, who was still sobbing, and hid under the cart with Old Mrs. Zhao and the others.
The brothers Lin Fu and Lin Yizhang, and the sisters Qianxia, held the reins tightly; the explosion had startled both the horses and cattle.
Hu Shao took a stick and stood guard in front, his legs trembling, to prevent any bandits from rushing over.
Just then, a strong wind blew in from nowhere.
The wind blew the flames this way and that, and extinguished the fires of several villagers.
Without the firelight, visibility worsened, and the bandits, fearless and driven by greed, were only after food and supplies.
Under the flickering firelight, the bandits seized the opportunity to rush towards the poorly guarded house, but were stopped one by one by the villagers and guards.
Lin Yinan's eyes were sharp as she searched for Chen Zixuan's figure in the crowd. He was carrying explosives, so she had to be careful.
"Hu Shao, have you seen Chen Zixuan?"
Hu Shao shook his head. "Sister, this guy is very cunning. He's used to hiding in the back."
Lin Yinan is looking for Chen Zixuan, and Chen Zixuan is also looking for her.
"Boss, look, that little vixen is over there." Wang Ergou squatted in the bushes and pointed in the direction of Lin Yinan to Chen Zixuan.
Chen Zixuan was surrounded by more than a dozen confidants who offered him advice all at once.
"Boss, let's take advantage of the chaos to capture her and make her your official wife," one of them said lewdly.
Although the boss already has eight concubines, he does not yet have a wife. The boss said that his wife must be both beautiful and talented.
"We can use a feint attack, throw out a couple of those things of yours, then we'll grab them and run."
"Don't we want the brothers below us?" Some people felt that this was wrong.
"It's best if they live, but if they don't, that's their fate." The man smiled sinisterly. "What we have in abundance right now is people."
Seeing that his men were dwindling, Chen Zixuan made a quick decision and pulled out two explosives from his pocket.
Lin Yinan watched helplessly as the two bombs fell; they were too far away for her to reach.
The camp was thrown into chaos. Two or three families were killed or blown away by the explosion, and blood and mud covered the faces of the surrounding villagers.
The loud explosion excited the bandits even more, and they charged forward with howls and screams.
In this life-or-death situation, the villagers disregarded their fear and rushed forward with knives to fight desperately.
The horse neighed in fright, trying to break free of its reins and run away.
"Tighten the reins!" Lin Yinan shouted.
Lin Fu couldn't hold on and was pulled to the ground. Fortunately, Grandma Zhao reacted quickly and rushed over to grab the horse tightly, managing to stop it.
"Sister, Chen Zixuan is over there! He's leading a group of men and they're charging towards us!" Hu Shao was terrified, his whole body trembling.
Lin Yinan tossed him a knife and drew a submachine gun with a silencer from his waist.
She secured the rifle butt under her right armpit, pulled down the bolt, and when a dozen or so men were within her firing range, she decisively opened fire.
The bandits felt something quickly penetrate their bodies, then collapsed to the ground, followed by excruciating pain.
When Chen Zixuan saw the submachine gun in Lin Yinan's hand, his mind went completely blank.
"A gun! She has a gun?!"
His throat was dry, and he struggled to utter those words.
When he realized what was happening, he turned to run away, but his legs suddenly went weak.
Chen Zixuan was shot in both legs. Clutching his wounds, he writhed and howled on the ground.
The dozen or so bandits were dealt with in an instant, leaving Hu Shao dumbfounded.
Lin Yinan put away her submachine gun, glanced at the stunned Hu Shao, and said in a voice as cold as the wind, "Go, add a few more to those who didn't die."
Hu Shao was trembling so badly that he almost couldn't hold the knife. Lin Yinan added, "It's easier to cut someone's neck."
"Okay! Okay, I'll go right away."
Hu Shao swallowed hard and took a deep breath. Although he was a playboy, he had never even killed a chicken.
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